Henry silbebman



UNITED STATES PATENT CE1-ICE HENRY SILBERMAN, `OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 235,387, dated December 14, 1880,

Application filed April 21, 1879.

To all 'whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, HENRY SILBERMAN, of the city and county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Fans, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specication and accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a face view of the fan embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a side view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section in line x x, Fig.

l, enlarged.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

My invention relates to improvements in the class of push-fans and it consists in forming the stock and handle of metal, whereby they are light, strong, and durable, as will be hereinafter fully set forth.

It also consists in forming the handle of sections,united by lap-joints, which are simple, cheap, and reliable.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a circular fan, which is connected to the stock B by the rivets a, and operated by the button b after the 'well-known manner of push-fans. The stock B is formed of two pieces, c c, of metal, preferably struck-up sheet metal, one of which is slotted in the direction of its length, as at a', for the passage of the button b during the folding and unfolding of the fan A.

G represents the handle, which is formed of two uniform pieces, d d, of metal, preferably struck-up sheet metal, and connected to or formed with the pieces c c of the stock B as a continuation thereof.

In ord er to unite the pieces or shells d d at the center of the sides ofthe handle, the sides of one piece are formed with tongues e, and the sides of the other piece are bentinto grooves f, which receive the tongues e and form lap-joints, as seen in Fig. 3. By properly clnching the tongues and grooves the lap-joints are closed and secured, thus firmly connecting the pieces of the handle. Furthermore, when said pieces are constructed of struck-up metal they form a hollow handle which possesses considerable strength.

The metallic stock B is strong and serviceable. The rivets a may be securely headed to it, and the walls of the slot a' are durable, and

enabled to withstand for a long time the Wearing action of the button b.

The stock and handle may be readily formed in various shapes, and of plain and ornamental designs.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The fan-handle C, continuous of the fanstock B, and formed of two pieces, d, of metal, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The fan stock and handle B O, formed of the metallic pieces c c and metallic pieces d d, each piece d being continuous of the respective piece c, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The fan-handle C, continuous of the fanstock B, and constructed of two uniform pieces, d, of metal, connected centrally at the sides of the handle by means of tongues and grooves ef, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

HENRY SILBERMAN.

Witnesses J oHN A. WIEDEESHEIM, SAML. M. Garon. 

